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Chapter 4: On House Elves
They're hardy little workers. They're smart and obedient and they love what they do. I believe Hogwarts has had house elves working for them since it opened. I do love the fig pudding they make. I'm thinking of using that dessert as my next password. My favorite (although I hate to pick and choose) of the house elves is tiny Dobby. He came to us after Harry bravely and cleverly freed him from Lucious. Dobby is very sweet. I pay him and give him holidays. He's quite the haggler. I offered to pay the other house elves but they got very offended. Ah well, 'tis their nature I suppose. I met one house elf one night when I was staying up very late in my office, contemplating. (I do believe I was pondering the ways one could make a ballpoint pen write in pencil.) The house elf in question is named Jippy and he's quite a nice fellow. When I met him in my office, he was very startled and begged my pardon and turned to leave. "No no, I won't bother you. Don't mind me," I had told him. Jippy had reluctantly gone about his work. Then, when he was done, he did something very strange: he asked me a question. "Sir, Headmaster, I was wondering, what's the name of your phoenix?" I told him my phoenix's name was Fawkes and asked him why he was inquiring. "No reason," he replied. "I just love phoenixes." He came to my office every day since then and visited Fawkes. He does love phoenixes.
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It's absolutely disgraceful how house elves are treated! They are NOT slaves. They are living, breathing creatures. Wizards think they're so much better than every other race and so they condemn them. And those poor house elves don't even know how bad they have it. I wish they'd learn from Dobby: look how happy he is with money and a free life. We need to take action against the mistreatment of house elves right away. I just wish more people would join S.P.E.W. Ron has something to do with that I fear. He keeps telling people I'm off my rocker for trying to help the house elves. He can be such an insensitive wart sometimes! I expected Ron to be a pig about my views but I had hoped that at least Harry would understand. However, he seems to take Ron's side. Boys. They'll only do it if everyone else is doing it. They are ridiculous. Next I'll set up a society to save boys from their own stupidity. I'll call it D.U.M.B. or the Deliberation Under the Madness of Boys. But for now, I'm sticking to S.P.E.W.